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Texas A&M hires Michael Earley to replace Jim Schlossnagle as baseball coach
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M has hired Michael Earley to take over as the 21st baseball coach at the school. Earley was the hitting coach for the Aggies for the past three seasons, helping the team to two College World Series appearances and a national runner-up...
Rafael Devers hits 2-run homer, Red Sox end Padres' 5-game win streak with 4-1 victory
BOSTON (AP) — Rafael Devers hit a two-run homer, Jarren Duran added a solo shot and the Boston Red Sox ended the San Diego Padres' five-game winning streak with a 4-1 victory on Sunday. The Red Sox, who were outscored 20-3 in the series' first two games, snapped a three-game skid....
Guardians send struggling Triston McKenzie to minors and activate Gavin Williams from IL
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Cleveland Guardians are sending Triston McKenzie to the minors to work out his pitching problems. The AL Central leaders optioned the right-hander to Triple-A Columbus on Sunday, two days after he went a season-low 2 1/3 innings in a 10-3 loss to the...
Conforto, Villar go back-to-back, Matos hits tiebreaking blast as Giants beat Cubs 4-3
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Michael Conforto and David Villar hit back-to-back home runs in the second inning, Luis Matos hit a tiebreaking solo shot in the fifth and the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 on Wednesday night. Seiya Suzuki homered for Chicago, which lost its...
Guardians slugger Jhonkensy Noel homers on first at-bat in MLB debut
BALTIMORE (AP) — Jhonkensy Noel became the fourth Cleveland player in franchise history to homer in his first major league at-bat, going deep Wednesday night against the Baltimore Orioles just hours after being recalled from Triple-A Columbus. Noel launched a 1-1 pitch from Grayson...
Schlossnagle says Texas needs to get ready for 'major leagues' of college baseball in the SEC
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — New Texas baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle said Wednesday he is ready to lead the Longhorns into the “major leagues” of college baseball, the Southeastern Conference, and he acknowledged the raw feelings left behind at Texas A&M following his abrupt departure for an...
Brewers put catcher Gary Sánchez on 10-day IL, add pitcher Dallas Keuchel for start vs. Rangers
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers placed catcher Gary Sánchez on the 10-day injured list and added Dallas Keuchel to the active roster to start Wednesday against the Texas Rangers. In all, the Brewers made five moves in pursuit of a three-game sweep of the defending World...
Texas Rangers GM Chris Young says third-place team needs offensive spark
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Texas Rangers general manager Chris Young announced several roster moves Wednesday in an attempt to improve the offense for the defending World Series champions. “We can’t sit back and wait, hope that it comes together. It’s time for us to get going, it’s...
Mariners minor leaguer Hogan Windish has 4 homers, 9 RBIs for Arkansas at Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Hogan Windish, a 25-year-old prospect in the Seattle Mariners' minor league system, had four homers and nine RBIs for the Double-A Arkansas Travelers in a 9-4 win at the Springfield Cardinals in the Texas League on Tuesday night. Windish became only the...
J.D. Davis costing Yankees prorated share of minimum, with Oakland paying New York $927,000
NEW YORK (AP) — J.D. Davis will cost the New York Yankees just $389,892 for the rest of this season, a prorated share of the $740,000 major league minimum. New York acquired the infielder from Oakland on Sunday for minor league infielder Jordan Groshans as New York sought...
